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When childhood trauma makes healthy conflict impossible

I've been married fifteen years and still can't tell my husband when something hurts my feelings because conflict meant violence in my house.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The equation of disagreement with danger leaves no pathway for authentic intimacy or repair.

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“Where Are You with Family-of-origin patterns in adult love?”

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